To Begin Anew...

This is my second attempt at writing an online log, or blog...

I intend to use this space to apply what I'm learning from the "Fundamentals of Business" class I'm taking online from Foothill College. The textbook used is: Business Essentials, by Ronald J. Ebert and Ricky W. Griffin, 5th ed. (Pearson Education, Inc, Saddle River, NJ, 07458; 2005). The teacher is Dr. Seyedin. I will probably quote sections, or paraphrase pages, so I just want to get the publishing facts down once and for all. Now I won't have to worry about it...

I am an intraspective learner. I seem to learn best when I APPLY whatever it is I'm learning. Or maybe that's just how my brain works - the applications seem to rush to mind, as I read. This is especially true in a "new" field, such as economics and business, where everything feels like a foreign language. I have to focus on the particular meanings, and actually memorize the stuff!

Also, I'm in a transition zone. I retired in January, but it's still new to me. It's as if I'm coming out of a long, dark tunnel into the light. I have to figure out what I'm doing here. And, I have to figure out where I came from - what went on back there, during the 34+ years I spent with the US Postal Service, and the National Association of Letter Carriers? So many experiences and memories jumble in on me, and it's still hard to sort them all out.

So, here I am, in a new land, learning a new language, and trying to sift through my experiences to make sense of myself and my life. I'm trying to decide what I can take on with me to my next life, and what needs to properly stay behind. Which traumas can be traded in, and which treasures can by wrapped up to go? And where the heck do I want to go from here?

Meanwhile, I'm still active with our Union. At least, I think I am. It may be I'm the only one who thinks so, though. In any case, the Union is still very much a part of my life, and one of the pieces of my life's puzzle that still intrigues me.

So - such is this beginning. I aim to use the business principles I am learning as metaphoric templates with which to understand my life, and my Union. This time I'll write just for me, but even at that, I'm still thinking of you - my unknown audience. For I'm foolish enough to believe that at least something within what I might write may have applications for others. If it is so, I am pleased. If it is not, I am still pleased. For this is my way of growing, and it's as necessary to me as is being a part of you. Well, that's it for now.